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There could be a buyer soon for the vacant Alreco property in Benton Harbor. The place used to be an industrial site, and it's now in the Berrien County Land Bank with it having been taken in foreclosure.
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Berrien County Treasurer Bret Witkowski has scheduled three meetings for next month to help property owners who are behind on their taxes avoid foreclosure. He tells us there are about 1,200 property owners in Berrien County right now in danger, and notes his office's payment plans have a success rate of 93%.
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County and state officials around Michigan are reminding homeowners of a resource they can turn to if they find themselves having trouble paying their mortgages or property taxes. At an event at the county administration building this week, Berrien County Treasurer Bret Witkowski and Van Buren County Treasurer Karen Makay talked about the Step Forward Michigan program.
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Michigan residents are being urged to take advantage of a federally-funded state program designed to prevent foreclosures, while the money is still available. St. Joseph resident Mark Krager built his home by hand and has lived there for 23 years.
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Regional Headlines

Michigan's 15 public universities have asked the Legislature to delay voting on bills inspired by the Larry Nassar sexual abuse case. Michigan's 15 public universities have asked the Legislature to delay voting on bills inspired by the Larry Nassar sexual abuse case.
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Michigan's real estate market in 2017 showed some robust price gains, according to regional data provided to the Michigan Association of Realtors. But differences among various markets still exist, despite some general observations on the market.
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Michigan senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow are among 16 Democrats who've joined with Republicans to advance a bank deregulation bill that progressives warn would pave the way for another financial meltdown if approved. And they got a whole mess of money from the financial sector before voting to do so.
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The lack of home sellers has created a logjam in the market where millennial home buyers are eager to settle into a house, says Ryan Ogle, president of the Grand Rapids Association of Realtors.
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In all the debate about what might fix the imbalance between the state's housing supply and demand, little has been said about the availability of real estate lenders who know a thing or two about California. In today's world of practically standardized, automated loan approvals made by lenders with national brands, quirks of California's consumers or builders can get lost in the rush to mass-produce real estate borrowing.
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Generally, the new tax reform act enacted into law in December 2017 represents a boon for the real estate industry. The law offers additional incentives for investors in real estate, both by offering lower tax rates and preserving like-kind exchange treatment for real property.
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Fewer new houses are being built in America than at almost any time before; 'It's a good time to be here in Grand Rapids, if you can get a house' GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.-America is facing a new housing crisis. A decade after an epic construction binge, fewer homes are being built per household than at almost any time in U.S. history.
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